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WWUS20 KWNS 231715

SEL3

SPC WW 231715

MDZ000-OHZ000-PAZ000-WVZ000-240200-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 343

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

115 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  FAR WESTERN MARYLAND

  SOUTHEAST OHIO

  WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  WEST VIRGINIA



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE

ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SOUTHEASTWARD-MOVING

COLD FRONT.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH

NORTHWEST OF HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST

OF LATROBE PENNSYLVANIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH

SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH

AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR

THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 341...WW 342...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 27030.





...GUYER

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148 

WWUS20 KWNS 231715

SEL3

SPC WW 231715

MDZ000-OHZ000-PAZ000-WVZ000-240200-



URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 343

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK

115 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015



THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A



* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

  FAR WESTERN MARYLAND

  SOUTHEAST OHIO

  WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

  WEST VIRGINIA



* EFFECTIVE THIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL

  1000 PM EDT.



* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE...

  SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE

  ISOLATED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

  A TORNADO OR TWO POSSIBLE



SUMMARY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE

ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SOUTHEASTWARD-MOVING

COLD FRONT.



THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70

STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH

NORTHWEST OF HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA TO 25 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST

OF LATROBE PENNSYLVANIA.  FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH

SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE

FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH

AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR

THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY

DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.



&&



OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 341...WW 342...



AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT

TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60

KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM

MOTION VECTOR 27030.





...GUYER

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